HarrisMartin's Mass Tort Settlements Conference - Sponsored by Milestone Speaker Profiles

Fidelma Fitzpatrick represents people and communities in toxic tort and environmental matters, including property damage and personal injury claims. Her experience with complex civil litigation has led her to represent other victims of corporate malfeasance, including thousands of women who suffered health problems after receiving medical devices such as Essure®, pelvic mesh/sling products and IUDs, as well as people harmed by consumer products such as chemical hair straighteners.

As an attorney/VP at Milestone, Sam Dolce oversees the legal department and the establishment of qualified settlement funds. Sam is an expert in streamlining post-settlement processes, often serving as the face of the company at legal conferences and judicial hearings. As a pioneer of Pathway, Milestone’s mass tort qualified settlement fund platform, Sam has helped push the industry forward to new heights. He is passionate about justice for survivors and spearheaded the trauma-informed care trainings attended by all Milestone staff.

After a distinguished 15-year career sitting on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Judge Ellen R. Brostrom (Ret.) stepped down from the bench in May of 2024 to pursue a full-time career providing mediation and arbitration services. While on the bench, Judge Brostrom presided over hundreds of jury trials. Approximately half of her caseload included gender-based violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and child sexual abuse material cases.

Judge Brostrom practiced civil litigation for fifteen years before being elected to the bench, including toxic tort litigation (lead paint), civil rights, employment discrimination, actuarial malpractice, and class actions. She has practiced in multiple jurisdictions, including California, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin, as well as their corresponding federal courts.

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